President of the Czech Republic, Mr. Klaus, inaugurated a new Chairman of the Office
“The Office for the
Protection of Competition has already established itself on our political and
economic scene and it is advisable that the Office was not afraid of exerting
its power and on the other hand so that it did not try to act as a Demiurge
which knows exactly how the structure of our market should look like and wants
to dictate or delineate our market relationships”, said the President of the Czech Republic and
expressed his wishes of many successes in accomplishing this difficult task to
the new Office´s Chairman. The acceding Chairman of the Office thanked the
President for the expressed trust and emphasized that he would especially pay
attention to the prevention of prohibited practices. “We will strive rather to
encourage the market players to eliminate possible insufficiencies in the way
that is given to us by the law, instead of punishing them. Fines are an
important part of our work, however, we must be convinced that we face a
malignant and intentional behaviour of undertakings”, said the new Chairman of
the Czech Competition Office. The new Chairman stressed that he would aim all
its effort at preserving the good name of the Office.
Press and Information Department of the Office
2024-04-23 / EP ENERGY TRADING Infringed Competition Act by Early Implementation of Merger With Gazela Energy The Office for the Protection of Competition (the Office) imposed a fine of CZK 18,840,000 on the undertaking EP ENERGY TRADING. for concluding a concentration between undertakings prior to the notification...
2024-04-18 / Sector Inquiry on Waste Management The Office for the Protection of Competition (the Office) has initiated a large-scale sector inquiry focused on waste management. Over the next two years, the Office shall obtain information from all...
2024-04-09 / Zásilkovna will share pick-up points thanks to the intervention of the Office, more options for consumers The Office for the Protection of Competition (“the Office”) accepted commitments from an undertaking Zásilkovna s.r.o. consisting of an amendment to the contractual terms and conditions concluded...
2024-04-05 / Fine of CZK 8 million for Another Pet Food Distributor Forbiding Lower Prices By the first-instance decision, the Office for the Protection of Competition (“the Office”) imposed a fine of CZK 8,656,000 on the undertaking Dibaq a.s. for entering into prohibited agreements on...
2024-04-03 / The Office Imposed a Fine of CZK 72 million on Distributor of Moulinex, Rowenta, Krups and Tefal Products The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) imposed a fine of CZK 72 333 000 on the undertaking Groupe SEB ČR s.r.o. for prohibited agreements on resale...
2024-02-13 / The Office Imposed a Record Fine of CZK 125 million on ELECTROLUX for Anticompetitive Conduct The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) punished the undertaking ELECTROLUX, by imposing a fine of CZK 125 404 000 for long-term anticompetitive conduct...
2024-01-19 / The Office Will Share Its Experience Using the DATACROS Tool The results of the Datacros II project, which focuses on investigating corruption, organised and financial crime using innovative techniques, will be presented on Tuesday 30 January 2024 through a public...
2024-01-16 / The Office presented a number of possibble legislative proposals to support Efficient competition The Office for the Protection of Competition drafted a proposal of possible legislative changes. The purpose of such amendments is to increase the effectiveness of the Office, in particular the detection...
